Russia: See replica of the most powerful nuke ever detonated

Visitors of the Moscow Manege will have the opportunity to view a life-sized replica of the "Tsar Bomba," the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated, in the Russian capital from next month. The replica of the Soviet AN-602 hydrogen bomb will be viewable to the public from September 1 till the end of that month after being delivered to the Manege on Saturday night. Its installation and accompanying exhibition are being organised to mark the 70th anniversary of Russia's atomic industry. "Kuz'kina Mat'" (a Russian idiom for "We Will Teach You a Lesson") is the bomb's nickname, deriving from an idiom used by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev when discussing the nuclear arms race with US Vice-President Richard Nixon in 1959. The 57-megaton weapon was tested on October 30, 1961 over the Arctic 'Novaya Zemlya' range, after being designed by Soviet scientists during the period 1954-1961. The power of the "Tsar Bomba" is 10 times that of all the ammunition used in World War II. The exhibition is organised by the Russian state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom.